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Figurative Language Activity | During the Babysitting Disaster...

Figurative Language Activity | During the Babysitting Disaster...

Readers join Zoe and Marcus on their wildest babysitting night ever. Students will identify figurative language in fun, themed sentences that cover: simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, and understatement.

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Level B - Proficient

Read the examples and figure out which technique is being used: simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, or understatement. Then, explain how you figured out your answer.
Zoe and Marcus told Benny's parents they were ready for anything in the universe.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
Zoe and Marcus walked in feeling as confident as superheroes.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
But from the moment the front door closed, Benny was a wind-up toy that nobody could turn off.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
Benny knocked over his cup and spilled enough juice to flood the kitchen.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
The spilled juice crept across the counter, searching for the edge.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
Zoe looked at the large juice puddle covering the floor and said, "It is just a little drip."
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
Benny threw his crackers across the kitchen like hand grenades.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
The fridge grumbled a warning as Benny grabbed another juice box.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
After Benny's messy snack time, the kitchen was an absolute war zone.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
Benny screamed, "PILLOW FIGHT," so loudly that the cat, Mr. Whiskers, almost jumped through the ceiling.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
Benny brandished the pillow over his head like a battle axe.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
The flying pillow feathers made an indoor blizzard.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
Marcus saw the damage that Benny had caused and admitted that perhaps they had made a little mess.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
The hallway clock cheered as Benny delayed his bedtime for another hour.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
Benny tossed a cracker so far that it landed in another zip code.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
When Zoe mentioned bedtime, Benny let out a scream that could be heard from outer space.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
During the tantrum, Benny's tears rolled down his cheeks like marbles on a tilted board.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
The feathers were still gracefully dancing through the air and down to the floor.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
Marcus covered his ears as Benny continued to sound the siren in his lungs.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
Benny kicked and screamed on the living room floor, and Marcus said that Benny seemed a little upset.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
The living room was a snow globe of swirling feathers.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
When Benny's parents walked in the front door, Zoe and Marcus stood as still as parked cars.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
Marcus smiled at the stunned parents and said that they had experienced a minor issue or two.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
The front door sighed with relief as Marcus and Zoe left Benny's messy home.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
On the walk home, Zoe turned to Marcus and admitted that the night could have gone a little more smoothly.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?